Branch predication — is a strategy in computer architecture design for mitigating the costs usually associated with conditional branches, particularly branches to short sections of code. It does this by allowing each instruction to conditionally either perform an… … Wikipedia
Branch theory — is a theological concept within Anglicanism, holding that the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion are three principal branches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.Theory itselfThe Oxford… … Wikipedia
Branch Brook Park — in Newark, New Jersey during the Cherry Blossom Festival Br … Wikipedia
branch office — index chapter (branch), organ Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 branch office … Law dictionary
Branch Davidians — [Branch Davidians] a US religious group, based in Waco, ↑Texas,which believed that Christ would soon return to earth. Their leader was David Koresh. In 1993 members of the group killed four US government officers who were trying to enter their… … Useful english dictionary
Branch table — In computer programming, a branch table (sometimes known as a jump table) is a term used to describe an efficient method of transferring program control (branching) to another part of a program (or a different program that may have been… … Wikipedia
Branch Rickey — Infobox MLB retired name=Branch Rickey position=Catcher/Manager/Executive bgcolor1=#BC003A bgcolor2=#BC003A textcolor1=white textcolor2=white bats=Left throws=Right birthdate=December 20, 1881 deathdate=death date and age|1965|12|9|1881|12|20… … Wikipedia
Branch mint — A branch mint is a satellite operation of (usually) a national mint. United StatesThe original and main Mint of the United States Mint, has been located in Philadelphia (P), since 1793. Its current facility, Philadelphia s fourth, opened in… … Wikipedia
Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus — Nerve: Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus Hypoglossal nerve, cervical plexus, and their branches. (Nerve not labeled, but region is visible.) Latin ramus sinus carotici nervi glossopharyngei Gray s … Wikipedia
Branch Davidian — ▪ religious organization an offshoot group of the Davidian Seventh day Adventist (SDA) Church that made headlines on February 28, 1993, when its Mt. Carmel headquarters near Waco, Texas, was raided by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and … Universalium